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September 10th, 2011- A 4-hour ZAZENKAI for START OF JUKAI!!

Dear All,

Our monthly ZAZENKAI for September marks the start of our JUKAI (Undertaking the Precepts) season of sewing and Precepts study, as well as the continuation of our ongoing ANGO(90-Day Special Practice Period) ...

Please 'sit-a-long' with our MONTHLY4-hourZAZENKAI, netcast LIVE8am to noon Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 7pm to 11pm, Los Angeles 4pm to 8pm (Friday night), London midnight to 4am and Paris 1am to 5am (early Saturday morning)) ... and visible at the following link during those times ...

LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST at JUSTIN.TV:REMEMBER TO CLICK ON "FULL SCREEN" VERSION!

But FEAR NOT if not possible for you to join 'live' in your location at those times, as the entire sitting is recorded in 'REAL TIME' and available for full participation 'ON DEMAND' at ANY TIME after that, no different from the 'live' sitting . Just click then on the links below:

THE 'REAL TIME, ANY TIME' recorded version is divided into 3 parts as follows (click on the links) :

Our Zazenkai consists of our chanting the 'Heart Sutra' and the 'Identity of Relative and Absolute (Sandokai)' in English (please download our Chant Book at the link below), some full floor prostrations (please follow along with me ... or a simple Gassho can be substituted if you wish), a little talk by me ... and we close with the 'Metta Chant', followed at the end with the 'Verse of Atonement' and 'The Four Vows'. Oh, and lots and lots of Zazen and walkin' Kinhin in between!

Please download and print out the Chant Book (PDF) at the following link:

I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU POSITION YOUR ZAFU ON THE FLOOR IN A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE NOT STARING DIRECTLY AT THE COMPUTER SCREEN, BUT CAN GLANCE OVER AND SEE THE SCREEN WHEN NECESSARY. YOUR ZAFU SHOULD ALSO BE IN A POSITION WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE COMPUTER SCREEN WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE ZAFU FOR THE CEREMONIES, AND HAVE ROOM FOR BOWING AND KINHIN.

ALSO, REMEMBER TO SET YOUR COMPUTER (& SCREEN SAVER) SO THAT IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE 4 HOURS.

I hope you will join us ... an open Zafu is waiting. When we drop all thought of 'here' 'there' 'now' 'then' ... we are sitting all together!

Re: September 10th, 2011- A 4-hour ZAZENKAI for START OF JUKAI!!

Hi all,

I'll be hosting a Google+ Hangout during the live broadcast, so please join in if you are so inclined! And if you don't have access to Google+ or generally have no idea what I'm talking about, just post a reply in this thread or send me a PM and I'll try to get you setup.

Re: September 10th, 2011- A 4-hour ZAZENKAI for START OF JUKAI!!

Right after that (live would be 1-5 am my time) I'll do the re-sit (so 5-9 am my time), also on Google+, so everyone up early in Europe (or everyone else who likes) is invited to join me, see the Treeleaf calendar for the time if you are not sure.
_()_
Peter

Re: September 10th, 2011- A 4-hour ZAZENKAI for START OF JUKAI!!

All set for that time! See you guys in a couple of hours!

Originally Posted by Dosho

Hi all,

I'll be hosting a Google+ Hangout during the live broadcast, so please join in if you are so inclined! And if you don't have access to Google+ or generally have no idea what I'm talking about, just post a reply in this thread or send me a PM and I'll try to get you setup.

Re: September 10th, 2011- A 4-hour ZAZENKAI for START OF JUKAI!!

I had to laugh at myself.
This was the first time doing Zazenkai with all the company (Google+). I'm used to doing it by myself, watching Jundo. The first hour (and occasionally afterwards), I was like a deer caught in the glare of headlights. Just hanging on for the ride (dance?). I'm telling ya'; "mindfulness" might just as well have been the name of some quaint logging town back in the bush around here. Anyway, I wasn't there.
*edit...but then I guess I am guilty of that when I write posts sometimes, as well. I am sorry for any karma of mine which could cause even discomfort for another person.
Gassho,
Engyo

Re: September 10th, 2011- A 4-hour ZAZENKAI for START OF JUKAI!!

Re: September 10th, 2011- A 4-hour ZAZENKAI for START OF JUKAI!!

Try as I may I was only able to find the time to sit through the first 2 of the 3
One of my ango commitments is to sit the whole 4hrs worth(I usually only manage to do 1/2). I plan to keep commitment by sitting the rest on Friday(my next day off of work)!!

Re: September 10th, 2011- A 4-hour ZAZENKAI for START OF JUKAI!!

Originally Posted by JRBrisson

Try as I may I was only able to find the time to sit through the first 2 of the 3
One of my ango commitments is to sit the whole 4hrs worth(I usually only manage to do 1/2). I plan to keep commitment by sitting the rest on Friday(my next day off of work)!!

Gassho,
John

It's not easy to find a 4-hour chunk of time to be sure! I actually made myself get up at 445am one morning so I could finish the whole thing without messing with the family schedule too much. Made for a sleepy day